Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 初老(しょろう) in Japanese

初老
Kana Reading
しょろう
Romaji
shorō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    past middle-aged; aging; ageing; elderly; age 40
    Example sentence
    彼は初老だが若く見える。 Although he is elderly, he looks young.

Examples of 初老, しょろう in a sentence

Kanji in this word

老 JLPT 3

6 strokes

old man, old age, grow old

On'Yomi: ロウ

Kun'Yomi: お.いる, ふ.ける

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初 JLPT 3

7 strokes

first time, beginning

On'Yomi: ショ

Kun'Yomi: はじ.め, はじ.めて, はつ, はつ-, うい-, -そ.める, -ぞ.め

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